00986nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001100070653001200081653002300093100001400116245004700130856005900177300001100236490000700247050003200254520048000286022001400766       1999                            d  c1999 Jun10aFoot Ulcer10aHumans10aleprosy10aPostoperative Care1 aKazen R O00aUlcer surgery for non-specialist surgeons.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1999/v70n2/pdf/v70n2a10.pdf  a204-110 v70  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In the majority of cases, plantar ulcers in need of surgical intervention can be treated by very simple procedures. Patients benefit from treatment facilities near to their homes. In the process of integration surgery could be made available to leprosy patients in peripheral health units near their homes by training non-specialist surgeons in peripheral health units in basic surgical procedures, aiming at ulcer healing as well as preventing reoccurrence of ulcers.</p>  a0305-7518